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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7762724 | Compressor bearing In a compressor bearing for supporting a rotor shaft of a compressor, a first oil groove is formed in a bearing surface on the side opposite to a bearing load acting direction, a second oil groove is formed in a position adjacent to the first oil groove in an anti-r... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7107950 | Variable valve actuating mechanism for internal combustion engine A lift and operating angle varying mechanism is arranged to vary an intake valve operation angle and an intake valve lift of the engine continuously by rotating a control shaft with an actuator disposed at an end of the control shaft which is rotatably supported by ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6374950 | Lubrication and temperature control methods for a journal bearing system A lubricant is supplied to a bearing for a rotary shaft by an oil pump capable of discharging the lubricant at different flow rates depending upon its speed of operation. The oil pump is preliminarily operated to allow the user to derive and determine a r... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6302667 | Oil-free screw rotor apparatus The invention relates to a rotary screw machine that is completely oil-free. Known rotary screw machines with cooling, sealing, lubrication of the screw rotors and oil-lubrication and oil-cooling of the bearings have been replaced with water-lubricated an... | 10/16/2001 |
| 5954434 | Device and process for discharging a liquid lubricant from a bearing configuration A device for discharging a liquid lubricant from a bearing configuration for a shaft which rotates around an axis, in particular for a steam turbine. The bearing configuration has a bearing, upon which the lubricant acts and which mounts the shaft, at lea... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5788381 | Rotary shaft lubricating structure An engine has two balancer shafts supported on two bearing bushings which are made of the same material and mounted to a balancer holder. Lubricating oil passages for supplying oil to the bearing bushings are defined offset upwards from the centers O of t... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5584359 | Detachable wheel bearing lubricator A detectable wheel bearing lubricator for lubricating bearings in a wheel hub that includes an adapter for securely coupling to a wheel hub at one end and a lubrication assembly that is releasably coupled to the other end of the adapter thereby facilitati... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5211261 | Lubrication device for a pivot joint The invention is a ring-like lubrication device used in a pivot joint of the type connecting two members such as on an articulated agricultural tractor or wheeled loader. Such joint has a joint pin and a bearing permitting relative oscillating and articul... | 05/18/1993 |
| 4898262 | Decive for lubricating hydrodynamic bearings A device for lubricating hydrodynamic bearings comprising an oil tank (2) and a pump (1) connected to the bearings (8) through a delivery line (5). The delivery line (5) has a value (9) placed below the oil level in the tank (2) . The valve has a casing w... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4699575 | Adhesive pump and it's control system An improved adhesive pump and pump control system for automatically changing the flow rate of adhesive materials being dispensed onto a workpiece in conformance with changes in movement of a robot controlled adhesive dispensing nozzle used to apply adhesi... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4427308 | Hydrokinetic spindle assembly A hydrokinetic spindle including a housing having a bearing in which the journal portion of a shaft is mounted. The shaft has a helical groove having a progressively decreasing cross-section formed on the journal surface thereof and extending from one end... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4381127 | Sealed bearing The invention relates to the combination of a radial bearing 4,5;38,39 and a seal 14,17,21; 42,45,46 which both make use of elastomeric bushings 6,7,17,42,45 having a smooth cylindrical surface supporting a shaft (1,36) provided with helical grooves 10,11... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4361367 | Self lubricating bearing A self lubricating bearing including a bearing member body comprised of sintered powdered metal, and a bore extending through the body and defining a cylindrical wall. A plurality of cavities are formed in the wall, the cavities extending radially outward... | 11/30/1982 |
